Of either, as I now am taught to see!

I do believe I should have straight assumed

My proper function, and sustained a soul,

—Nor aimed at being just sustained myself

By some man's soul—the weaker woman's-want!

So had I missed the momentary thrill

Of finding me in presence of a god,

But gained the god's own feeling when he gives

Such thrill to what turns life from death before.

'Gods many and Lords many,' says the Book: